Unit2

Morals

andVirtues本單元的中心話題是“美德”，屬于“人與社會(huì)”的主題語(yǔ)境。中國(guó)是文明古國(guó)、禮儀之邦，重德行、貴禮儀，在世界上素來享有盛譽(yù)。自古以來，美德始終是中華民族賴以生存和發(fā)展的道德根基、思想基礎(chǔ)，也是重要的精神支柱和精神動(dòng)力。美德，是成人之基，是做人之本，是一個(gè)人能有所作為的唯一正確航向?！叭?、義、禮、智、信”是中華民族傳統(tǒng)美德的核心價(jià)值理念和基本要求。進(jìn)入新的歷史時(shí)期，傳統(tǒng)美德也與時(shí)俱進(jìn)，納入了社會(huì)主義價(jià)值觀體系，具有了更為豐富的內(nèi)涵。一般來說，常見的美德包括：禮貌、忠誠(chéng)、節(jié)制、勇氣、正義、慷慨、憐憫、仁慈、感激、謙虛、寬容、真誠(chéng)、勤奮、堅(jiān)韌、積極、善良、樂觀、禮讓、勤儉等。1.精神品質(zhì)

teamspirit團(tuán)隊(duì)精神

teamworkn.團(tuán)隊(duì)合作

strengthen/enhancethecooperation增強(qiáng)合作

cultivate/foster

thesenseofteamwork培養(yǎng)團(tuán)隊(duì)意識(shí)

optimismn.樂觀

optimisticadj.樂觀的

pessimismn.悲觀

pessimisticadj.悲觀的

patiencen.耐心

patientadj.耐心的

prudencen.謹(jǐn)慎

prudentadj.謹(jǐn)慎的

persistence/perseverancen.恒心/毅力/堅(jiān)持

perseveringadj.堅(jiān)持不懈的

giveuphalfway半途而廢

努力做某事endeavortodosth./strivetodosth./doone'sutmosttodosth

diligencen.勤奮

painstakingefforts

刻苦努力

self-dependence/self-reliance/independencen.獨(dú)立;自立

innovationn.創(chuàng)新

innovativeadj.創(chuàng)新的；具有創(chuàng)新精神的

creativityn.創(chuàng)造力

creativeadj.有創(chuàng)造力的

criticalthinking批判性思維

self-confidencen.自信

modestyn.謙虛

modestadj.謙虛的

aggressiveadj.有進(jìn)取心的

strong-willedadj.意志堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的

tirelessadj.孜孜不倦的

consistentadj.始終如一的

逆境和苦難adversityandhardship

ambitionn.胸懷；抱負(fù)

不勞而獲reapwithoutsowing

欲速則不達(dá)hastemakeswasteutilitarianadj.功利的，急功近利的

付諸行動(dòng)takeactions

down-to-earthadj.務(wù)實(shí)的

thriftn.節(jié)儉

thriftyadj.節(jié)儉的

honestyn.誠(chéng)信

respecttheoldandcarefortheyoung

尊老愛幼

curiosityn.好奇心

curiousadj.好奇的

spiritofthecraftsman/craftsman'sspirit/craftsmanshipspirit工匠精神

striveforthebest/striveforexcellence精益求精2.道德

publicmorality公德

devotionn.投入；忠誠(chéng)

dedicationn.奉獻(xiàn)精神

charityn.慈善

asenseofresponsibility/duty責(zé)任感

shoulder/undertakeone'sduty/responsibility承擔(dān)責(zé)任

avoid/shirkone'sduty/responsibility逃避責(zé)任

traditionalvirtues傳統(tǒng)美德

filialpiety孝道

selflessdevotion無(wú)私奉獻(xiàn)

patriotismn.愛國(guó)主義

complywiththelaw

遵守法律

complywiththepublicmorality遵守公德

followthemorals按道德行事

safeguardpublicmorals維護(hù)公共道德

spiteverywhere隨地吐痰

makenoise/talkloudly大聲喧嘩

littern.垃圾；v.亂丟垃圾

emptypromise空洞承諾

falsepromise虛假承諾

unfaircompetitions不公平競(jìng)爭(zhēng)

consumers'rightsandinterests消費(fèi)者權(quán)益

disregardthepublicrules無(wú)視公共規(guī)章

break/violatepublicregulations違反公共規(guī)章

charitableadj.樂善好施的

credibilityn.信譽(yù)，美譽(yù)

fakecommodities偽劣產(chǎn)品

dishonestbehaviors欺詐行為

illegalads非法廣告

foodsafety食品安全

misdeed/misconductn.不良行為

spiritofcontact契約精神

voluntaryservice志愿者/志愿者活動(dòng)/志愿服務(wù)

volunteerspirit志愿者精神

3.家庭/兩代關(guān)系類

setanexample樹立榜樣

mutualunderstanding相互理解

theaging

society老齡化社會(huì)

generationgap代溝

narrow/bridgegenerationgap消除代溝

careerwomen職業(yè)婦女

domestic/familyviolence家庭暴力

foster/raise/breed/nurture/bringup撫養(yǎng)

householdchores繁雜家務(wù)

spoilchildren=doteonchildren溺愛孩子

over-indulgencen.縱容溺愛

onlychild獨(dú)生子女

twilightyears晚年

practicefilialpiety/fulfillfilialduty奉行孝道

support(takecareof/sustain)theelderly(theold/theaged/thesenior/agedparents/theoldandinfirmparents)贍養(yǎng)老人

mistreat/ill-treat/maltreatparents虐待父母

cousinn.堂兄妹，表兄妹

offspringn.后代，后輩

ancestorn.祖先

heirn.繼承人4.健康成長(zhǎng)idoln.偶像

blind/irrational

worshipof...對(duì)……盲目/非理性的崇拜

physicalhealth/fitness/well-being生理健康

mental/psychologicalhealth/fitness/well-being心理健康

improve/enhancephysical(psychological)health增進(jìn)生理(心理)健康

hurt/damagephysical(psychological)health損害生理(心理)健康

healthconcern健康問題

stateofhealth健康狀況sub-healthn.亞健康publichealth公共衛(wèi)生

stateofmind心態(tài)

physicalexercises體育鍛煉

well-balanceddiet均衡飲食

sacrificehealth犧牲健康

junkfood垃圾食品

foodadditives食品添加劑

goonadiet節(jié)食，減肥

indigestionn.消化不良vaccinatev.給……接種疫苗infectiousdisease/illness傳染病chronicdisease/illness慢性病non-acclimatization水土不服malnutritionn.營(yíng)養(yǎng)不良拓展閱讀一、主題閱讀基礎(chǔ)篇，5篇MichaelaClovisisaneighbourofmine.Lastyear,oneofherclassmatesmadefunofherhair.“Shesaiditdoesn’tlookrightanddoesn’tmatchmyskin,”saidMichaela.MichaelaisIrish,German,NativeAmerican,andAfricanAmerican.Shehaspaleskinandreddishyellowhair,butsheisnotwhite.Soon,afewclassmatesjoinedtheteasing(戲弄).Michaelasaidshefelt“smallandalone”.Butshestoppedtheteasingwithoutgettingangry.Hereishowshedidit.First,Michaelatalkedtoherparents.Hermother,Donna,toldMichaela’steacherandalsosuggestedthatMichaelanotfacetheteasingalone.Next,DonnatoldMichaelaaboutthedifferentpeopleinherfamily,andtheirloveforeachother.Shetaughtherthatpeopleofallracesarebeautiful.“Everyone’sskinorhaircolourisbeautifulandyouhavetobelievethatforyourself.Youhavetolearntobeconfidentandcomfortableinyourownskinandhair.Forgetwhatyourclassmatessay,asitisjustaperiodmostkidsgothroughpickingonothersbecausetheyaredifferent!Justdon’tletitgettoyouandyouwillbeokay!Beproudofwhoyouareandloveyourselfforbeingakindandgeneroushumanbeing,”Michaela’smothersaid.ThismadeMichaelafeelbetter.Afterthat,Michaelawasmoreconfident.Thenexttimeshewasteased,Michaelasaid,“IknowthatI’mproudofit”.Shestucktothatansweruntiltheteasingfinallyended.1.SomeclassmateshurtMichaelabyteasingherabouther.A.hairB.skinC.neighbourD.family2.WhatdidMichaelafirstdotodealwiththeteasing?A.Shetoldherparents.B.Sheaskedtheauthorforadvice.C.Shetalkedtoherteacher.D.Shebelievedinherselfandkeptsilent.3.Theunderlinedpart“pickingon”inparagraph4probablymeans_____________.A.searchingforB.laughingatC.fightingwithD.forgettingaboutLifehasawayofshapingus.Lifecanmakeyoudoubtorquestionyourpurpose.____1____.Ihaveseenthisinmyownlife.Poetrypreparedmeformypurpose.Ididnotseethisinitially,soItriedtakingadifferentdirection.___2____.Ifinallyleftbehindmyfailuresandfullylaunchedintomydestiny.Inmyjourneytowardspurpose,poetrybecamemysafetynet.Poetrywasmyoutletfrombullyingbypeers,whichgavemelowself-esteem.____3____.Foreveryimportantmomentinmylife,Iwrotepoetry.Duringtoughtimes,Iwrotepoetry.Iconnectwithpoetryonadeeplevel.However,writingpoetrylacksfinancialstability.____4____.InAmerica,Iwasanassistantteacherforkindergarten.WhenlivinginChina,myjobwasanEnglishteacher.TheworkIdidwassimilar.Iinspiredchildren,givingthemmylove,mytimeandmyheart.Still,poetrybroughtmejoy.____5____.Whereyouareispreparingyouforyourpurpose.Yourpurposeiswaitingforyou!A．IpursuedteachinginsteadB．Istartedwritingpoemsatage5C．MyoriginalplanneverworkedoutD．TheonlypersonstandinginyourwayisyouE．ItshowedmehowtomakesenseoftheworldF．Poetryismyvoicetobeseen,heardandknownHowever,whenyouliveoutyourpurpose,youareunstoppableEvenwithintheterribledarknessofwar,theflowerofartstillblooms(綻放).ShamsiaHassaniisateacherinAfghanistan.In2010,shelearned____1____topaintlargedrawingsonwalls.Shebecamethe____2____womanstreetartistinhercountry.Shamsiahasgrownintoabettergraffiti(涂鴉）artistovertheyears.Hercountry,however,hasbecomeanevenmore____3____place.Whenshepaints____4____,sheusuallystartstofeelunsafeafteraboutfifteenminutes.Shecanonlypaintsomethingvery____5____orleavetheworkunfinished.“It’snoteasy,____6____worthit,”saidShamsia,“Throughgraffiti,Icanchangethewar-torn(被戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)蹂躪的)wallsof____7____cityintobeautifulpaintings.”O(jiān)verthepasttenyears,theartisthascontinuedtodrawhermostfamousfigure—awoman____8____shuteyesandnomouth.Shamsiahasgiventhisfigure(形象)different____9____indifferentpaintings.Shemaybeasoldierinoneandarefugee(難民)inanother.“Shecloseshereyes,becauseshedoesn’twanttoseethedarknessofwar.Shefightsforapeacefulandbrightfuture,”saidShamsia.“Sometimes,shealso____10____insadness.Butherloveforhercountrywillneverchange.”HerartworkshaveinspiredthousandsofwomenaroundtheworldandhavegivenanewhopetowomenAfghanartistsinthecountry.1．A．howB．whenC．where2．A．bestB．latestC．first3．A．seriousB．usefulC．dangerous4．A．outsideB．a(chǎn)broadC．indoor5．A．differentB．simpleC．careless6．A．untilB．unlessC．but7．A．yourB．myC．her8．A．inB．ofC．with9．A．meaningsB．rolesC．ways10．A．getslostB．getsinjuredC．getsmadForthousandsofyears,peoplehavetoldfables(寓言)

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(teach)alessonortopassonwisdom.Fableswerepartoftheoraltraditionofmanyearlycultures,andthewell-knownAesop’sfablesdatetothe

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(six)century,B.C.Yet,theformofthefablestillhasvaluestoday,

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RachelCarsonsaysin“AFableforTomorrow”Carsonusesasimple,directstylecommontofable.Infact,herstyleandtone(口吻)areseeminglydirectedatchildren.“TherewasonceatownintheheartofAmerica,

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alllifeseemedtoenjoypeacefulexistencewithissurroundings,”herfablebegins,

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(borrow)somefamiliarwordsfrommanyage-oldfables.Behindthesimplestyle,however,isaseriousmessage

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(intend)foreveryone.

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(difference)fromtraditionalfables,Carson’sstoryendswithanaccusationinsteadofamoral.Shewarnsoftheenvironmentaldangersfacingsociety,andsheteachesthatpeoplemusttakeresponsibility

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savingtheirenvironment.Thethemesoftraditionalfablesoftendealwithsimpletruthsabouteverydaylife.However,Cason’sthemeisamoreweighty

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(warn)aboutenvironmentaldestruction.Carsonprovesthatasimplelyricformthathasbeenpasseddownthroughtheagescanstill

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(employ)todaytodrawattentiontoimportanttruths.假定你是李華，寒假期間，你參加了WWF舉辦的為期一周的野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)冬令營(yíng)。請(qǐng)你寫一篇博客分享這段有意義的經(jīng)歷。(1)活動(dòng)的時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)及內(nèi)容；(2)你對(duì)野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)的看法和感悟。注意：短文詞數(shù)不少于80（題目已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)）參考詞匯：冬令營(yíng)：wintercampAWeekIntheWildThiswinterholiday,insteadofcelebratingtheSpringFestivalwithfamily,二、主題閱讀提高篇，5篇Whenyouchooseafriend,youshouldbeverycareful.Agoodfriendcanhelpyoustudy.Youcanhavefuntogetherandmakeeachotherhappy.Sometimesyouwillmeetfairweatherfriends.Theywillbewithyouaslongasyouhavemoneyorluck,butwhenyouaredown,theywillrunaway.HowdoIknowwhenIhavefoundagoodfriend?Ilookforcertainqualitiesofcharacter,especiallyunderstanding,honestyandreliability(可靠).Aboveallelse,Ilookforunderstandinginafriend.Agoodfriendtriestounderstandhowanotherpersonisfeeling.Heisnotquicktojudge.Instead,hetriestolearnfromothers.Heputshimselfintheotherperson’splace,andhetriestothinkofwaystobehelpful.Heisalsoagoodlistener.Atthesametime,however,agoodfriendishonest.Hedoesnotlookforfaults(過錯(cuò))inothers.Henoticestheirgoodpoints.Inshort,goodfriendswillbehonesttoeachotherandaccepteachother.Anotherqualityofafriendisreliability.Icanalwaysdependonagoodfriend.Ifhetellsmehewillmeetmesomewhereatacertaintime,Icanbesurethathewillbethere.IfIneedafavour,hewilldohisbesttohelpme.IfIamintrouble,hewillnotrunawayfromme.Thereisafourthqualitythatmakesafriendspecial.Aspecialfriendissomeonewithwhomwecanhavefun.Weshouldenjoyourlives,andwewouldenjoyourfriendship.ThatiswhyIespeciallylikefriendswhoarefuntobewith.AgoodfriendlikesthesamethingsIlike.Weshareexperienceandlearnfromeachother.Agoodfriendhasagoodsenseofhumour,too.Helikestolaughwithme.Thatishowweshareinthejoyofbeingfriends.AndIknowthatheislookingforthesamequalityinme.WhenImeetsomeonewhoisreliable,honest,andunderstanding,IknowI’vefoundafriend!1.Ifyouhavefairweatherfriends,____________.A.youwillbecomerichB.youcanbesurethatyougetrealfriendsC.youwillberefusedwhenyougetintotroubleD.theywillgiveyouallthattheyhavewhenyouneedhelp2.Goodfriendsneedto.A.understandeachother’sfeelingsB.behelpedwithmoneyC.alwayspointouteachother’smistakesD.havemoneyorluck3.Thispassagemainlydiscusses.A.theimportanceofhavingafriendB.wheretochoosefriendsC.howtogetalongwithfriendsD.thequalitiesofafriendWhenIwasakidmyparentssentmetoasummercampinNewHampshire.____1____Atcampwedidtonsofgreatthingslikeswimming,sports,andarchery,butforme,themostmemorableexperiencewasanovernighttripofmountainclimbing.Ifyou'veeverhikedamountain,youknowit'saphysicalchallenge,especiallywhenyou'recarryingyourfoodandshelteronyourback.____2____"Howmuchfartherisit？""Mypackistooheavy,canyoucarryitforme?"Thereplyoftheteacherswas,"Suckitup."Thetruthis,thecomplainingcamperswerenowherenearthepointofexhaustion.Iftheyhadbeen,theteacherswouldhavenoticedthesignsandgiventhemcare.____3____.Oncetheyrealizedtheyweren'tgettinganysympathytheyovercamethediscomfort,andinmostcasesendeduphavingagreattime.____4____Youcancomplain,oryoucanmakethebestofit.Ifyoucomplain,youmightfeellikeyou'regettingthenegativeenergyout,butyou'reprobablynotgoingtocauseapositivechange.It'smuchmorelikelythatyourcomplainingwillarousethedislikeofthosearoundyou.Noonelikesacomplainer.Complainingmakeslifeharderforeveryone.____5____A．Thesummercampwasinterestingbutfullofcomplaint.B．Thekidssimplyweren'tusedtothephysicalchallenge.C．It'snousecomplaininganditcan'tbringuswhatwewant.D．Thiswasagreatexperienceforme.E．Therearetwowaystodealwithanunpleasantsituation.F．Whencampersgottired,theycertainlystartedcomplaining.H.Weshouldcomplainlessandmakemoreeffort.ViennaisabeautifuloldcityontheRiverDanubeinthecenterofEurope.It’sthecapitalcityofAustriaandthecenterofEuropeanclassicalmusic.Intheeighteenthcenturyalotof____1____cametostudyandworkinVienna.IntheStraussfamily,therewere____2____composers(作曲家)calledJohannStrauss:thefatherandtheson.Thefather,JohannStrausstheelder,wroteandplayedmusicfortraditionaldances,calledthewaltz.Hisdancemusicmadehim____3____alloverEurope.Theson,JohannStrausstheyounger,was____4____verysuccessfulandpopular.Hewroteover150waltzes.In1867he____5____TheBlueDanubewaltz.Mozartwas____6____veryimportantcomposer.HewasborninAustriain1756.Beforehewassix,heplayednotonly____7____butalsotheviolin.HisfamilytookhimaroundEuropeandhegaveconcertsinmanycities.Hewrote____8____piecesofmusic.Buthebecameverypooranddiedin1791____9____hewasonlythirty-five.LikeJohannStrauss,fatherandson,hewasagreat_____10_____musician,andmanypeoplestillthinkhismusicisperfect.1．A．playersB．reportersC．musiciansD．scientists2．A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five3．A．richB．happyC．famousD．special4．A．tooB．a(chǎn)ndC．muchD．a(chǎn)lso5．A．writesB．wroteC．waswritingD．haswritten6．A．otherB．othersC．a(chǎn)notherD．theother7．A．thepianoB．volleyballC．gamesD．chess8．A．hundredB．hundredsC．hundredofD．hundredsof9．A．whenB．untilC．sinceD．before10.A．AfricanB．EuropeanC．AmericanD．AustralianTheBeijingOrganizingCommitteeforthe2022OlympicandParalympicWinterGamessentathank-youlettertovolunteerapplicantswhowerenot____1____(previous)selected,andexpressedgratitudefortheirsupportinthepreparationworkoftheGames.ThelettersaystheCOVID-19pandemichasbroughtgreatchallengestomanyaspectsofthepreparationwork,andthecommittee____2____(adjust)requirementsforvolunteersin____3____(consider)ofviruscontrolandprevention."____4____youwerenotselectedasavolunteeroftheBeijing2022WinterOlympicsandParalympics,everyapplicantisanexcellentpromoterfortheOlympicspiritandvolunteerism,"thecommitteesaysintheletter.Manyapplicantssaidthey____5____(move)bythetouchingletterandpostedtheirrepliesonline.Anetizen(網(wǎng)民)____6____(name)Joleen-kunsaidtheirapplicationhadbeenseen,whichwassomethingtobeproud____7____astheywererespectedbythecommittee.AnothernetizenXigualicommentedthattheirenthusiasmhasbeenrespectedandthecommitteeiswarmtopayattentiontodetails,thus____8____(send)aletterlikethis.AccordingtotheBeijing2022OrganizingCommittee,morethan1millionpeopleappliedtoserveasvolunteersandnearly20,000wereselected,mostof____9____arefromcollegesand_____10_____(university)inBeijingandHebeiProvince.你校英語(yǔ)俱樂部將舉辦一次英語(yǔ)演講比賽。請(qǐng)你以“EverySetbackIsaTestforUs”為題寫一篇演講稿，內(nèi)容包括：(1)描述你自己經(jīng)歷的一次挫折；(2)你克服挫折的體會(huì)和建議。注意：①短文詞數(shù)不少于100詞；②開頭部分已寫好，不計(jì)入總數(shù)；③不能使用真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校名稱。EverySetbackIsaTestforUsHello,everyone.I?mLiHua.TodayIamverygladtohavethechancetospeakaboutthetopic:EverySetbackIsaTestforUs.三、主題閱讀培優(yōu)篇，5篇Mygrandparentsbelievedthatyouwereeitherhonestoryouwerenot.Theyhadasimplesayinghangingontheirliving-roomwall:“Lifeislikeafieldofnewlyfallensnow.WhereIchoosetowalkeverystepwillshow.”Theydidn’thavetotalkaboutit;theyshowedthistruthbythewaytheylived.Theyunderstoodthathonestyisaninner(內(nèi)部的)standardforjudgingyourbehaviour.Unfortunately,honestyisinshortsupplytoday.Butitistherealbottomlineineveryareaofsocietyandadiscipline(自制能力)wemustdemandofourselves.There’sastorytoldaboutasurgicalnurse’sfirstdayonthemedicalteamatawell-knownhospital.Shewasresponsibleforallsurgicalinstrumentsandmaterialsduringanoperation.Attheendoftheoperation,thenursesaidtothedoctor,“You’veonlyremoved11sponges(海綿),andweused12.Weneedtofindthelastone.”“Iremovedthemall,”thedoctorassuredher.“No,youdidn’t,sir,”insistedthenurse.“Thinkofthepatient.”Smiling,thedoctorliftedhisfootandshowedthenursethetwelfthsponge.Sowhenyouknowyou’reright,youcan’tyield.Don’tbeafraidofthosewhomighthaveabetterideaorwhomightevenbemoreintelligentthanyouare.Self-respectandaclearawareness(意識(shí))ofrightandwrongarepowerfulpartsofhonestyandarethebasisforenrichingyourrelationshipswithothers.Honestymeansyoudowhatyoudobecauseit’srightandnotjustfashionableorpoliticallycorrect.Alifeofprinciple,ofnoteasilyyielding,willalwaystakeyouforward.Mygrandparentstaughtmethat.1.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,wecaninferthat.A.theauthor’sgrandparentslikedsnowB.theauthor’sgrandparentsdidn’tlikechattingC.theauthorisworriedabouttheissueofhonestyintoday’ssocietyD.honestyisthemostimportantstandardforjudgingone’sbehaviour2.Thenurseinsistedtherewasstillaspongebecause.A.shesawthedoctorhidethetwelfthspongeB.shebelievedshewasrightC.shethoughtthedoctorwasnotresponsibleD.sheknewthepatientwell3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“yield”meaninthetext?A.admitB.giveinC.stopD.lookforward4.Howdoesthetextmainlydevelop?A.Byprovidinganexampleofhonesty.B.Bymakingacomparisonbetweenhonestyanddishonesty.C.Byexplainingtheauthor’sgrandparents’beliefindetail.D.Byfollowingtheorderofimportance.Ispentmymostinfluential10monthsofmylifeasajunior.____1____.ThereIattendedalocalpoorly-equippedschool.Everyday，Istruggledtofitinthenewsocialenvironment，butstillexperiencedsomanyblows.IsufferedfromracialdifferencesBesidestheheavilypollutedairsometimesalmostchokedmetodeath.____2____.However，IwasconvincedthatIcouldchallengemyselfandmakeadifference.DuringthesummervacationIdecidedtobeavolunteeratanEasterSealscampwherepeoplewithspecialneedsrequiredassistancebecauseofdisabilitiesandimprovedtheirabilitytodothingsontheirown.____3____butthemostrewarding.Ifeltrelievedthatwithmyhelpaltogethermorethan950campersgainedindependence.Ioftenwatcheddozensofabandonedanimalsstarveonthestreets.Ifeltsadforhomelessdogsandwantedtohelpthemall.Overthecourseoftenmonths，Iprovidedabout50wanderinganimalswithfood，water，andevenmedicalcarewithmoneyfrommypocketandfoundhomesfor20-30dogs!____4____.Asthenewschoolyearbegan，ourdepartmenthadarenovation（翻新）.Iofferedtohelpcleanupalltheunwantedbooks.Insteadofrecyclinghundredsofthosebooks，IconvincedthedepartmentthatthebookscouldserveahigherpurposewhichintheendbenefitedtheschoolsinArizona.____5____.Itmademebecomeapersonwithlove，patience，appreciation，determination，andaboveallenthusiasm.Itrustthatitisthroughenthusiasm，ideasandactionthatallchangescanoccur.A．ThedogswereluckytosurviveB．IhadtocopewithsocialconflictsaswellC．ThedisabledpeoplewerehardtohelpD．ItwasthemosttiringjobI'deverexperiencedE．The10-monthexperienceinArizonatransformedmegreatlyF．IlearnedasimpleactcontributedtoabiginfluenceonthepooranimalsG．IleftmycomfortableandfamiliarhometohaveanunusualadventureinArizonaLeontineisanartist.Sheisgoodatdrawinghorses.Shedidn’tstudywellinh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